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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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